City Council Study Session Summary 2012 04 24

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City Council Study Session Summary April 24, 2012 Page 5 of 7 • Need to proceed with more design work to take it to a 30% design. The objective here would be to facilitate CDOT's approval as well as RTD's approval. • If we don't make the Phase 11 Improvements, we can inform CDOT of the interchange design so they will stay away from the area in their construction along US36. • The DDI is not constructed anywhere else in Colorado. • What do Louisville residents and merchants along McCaslin and in Centennial Valley think of the project? Need to make sure the merchants and business owners are aware and get their feedback. When the project gets underway, we need to minimize disruption to their businesses. • Need a huge public relations effort to inform the public. • Centennial Valley and Colorado Technological Center (CTC) are only half- way built out which could affect traffic numbers in the future. Heather Balser, Deputy City Manager, asked Council if there are any other issues that need to be addressed. • Funding • Realistic price tag — price tag needs to include all the supporting costs. • Discuss with stakeholders and have a plan for outreach before going to the 30% design, and City Manager Fleming agreed to involve Centennial Valley merchants so that the impact of the construction is clearly articulated and minimized to the best extent possible. Update /Discussion — City Services Facility Improvements Kurt Kowar, Public Works Director, presented an overview of the City Services Facility Improvements Project which covered the long history of the project, the update of the current project, renderings and cost. In 2006, City staff took on the master plan for the City Services Facility (Shops) located on Empire Road. The goal of the project was to bring offices and work areas up to a minimum standard, provide additional heated indoor storage for Parks and Recreation, create an additional conference /training room space and rehabilitate existing aging structures. The price tag for these improvements was $3.2 million and because funding of that size was not available at the time, the master plan was not implemented. In 2010, City staff began to revisit this project. Using the 2006 master plan as a starting point, staff completed a detailed space assessment, a conceptual level design and cost estimate. The estimated cost of the project is now at $7.2 million. Staff is preparing to enter the final phase of design with a target date of completing site improvements in late 2012 and construction to begin in 2013 with expected completion in summer of 2013.